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I am seeing that buyers do not favor Corian. They seem to rate it as a small step above Formica. I personally like the way it looks, but it seems most buyers are fixated on stone counters - granite, Silestone, etc. And it's true - even low end buyers are lusting after it!
I also see a ton of 10-20 year old counters in my Realtor/Appraiser travels, and the Corian ones seem to have staining problems. I rarely see a 10 year old Corian countertop that does not look worn out.
Personally I do not like granite, quartz or anything else that's hard. It's too easy to chip and break dishes on a surface that's hard. In the winters of the northeast, it's extremely cold.
I prefer good old Formica or laminate. It's much easier to live with and costs thousands less than granite. New Formica patterns can look just like granite or marble and the new edges are practically seamless.
If I have to choose between 2 house - one with corian counter tops and one with ugly color granite, I would choose corian... I saw some horrible kitchens with granite when cabinets color didn't match granite at all. As a buyer I don't care if there is granite installed in the kitchen, it's not the factor for me.
I hate granite in bathrooms. I saw many houses with calcium stains on granite around the faucets - ***. I would rather get solid surface sinks...
Personally I do not like granite, quartz or anything else that's hard. It's too easy to chip and break dishes on a surface that's hard. In the winters of the northeast, it's extremely cold.
Exactly!! It's the same reason I don't want tile on my floors -- everything would just shatter. If I had my druthers, I'd put in butcher block counters, stained dark. My current kitchen is formica and it's just fine.
I had Corian in a bathroom vanity which was ok, but it always just seemed dull. I polished it with marble polish, but the shine never seemed to last.
Put in whatever you most want to see in your kitchen -- there's no telling where kitchen trends will be when you go to sell!
Exactly!! It's the same reason I don't want tile on my floors -- everything would just shatter.
Yep, I had a kitchen with tile floors. I hated it. I broke so many things on that floor over the years. The floor was also sooo cold. And don't tell me about radiant heat, there's no way I'm paying to heat my floor, using material I don't like when the best solution is to use a different material.
What kind of sinks are preferred? I think that goes hand in hand with what countertop material. I must admit when we got our first house, I really wanted Corian, but after looking at houses a couple years later with it, I was so happy that I was talked out of that. Formica and Laminate has come a long way. I really turned into a klutz when we had our first house with granite. It was like my subconscious liked breaking dishes or didn't like the set. We have granite now, and it is such a pain in the bathrooms. I polish that all the time.
I posted this in the House forum but would like some comments from REAs as to the attitude of Corian counters by prospective buyers. We remodeled our kitchen, going down to the studs, moving some plumbing. We had custom hickory raised panel cabinets installed ( a very good price!) and tile backsplash, counter depth fridge, built-in look range and solid surface counters with white seamless sinks. We did this 12 years ago when granite was more expensive and I knew we didn't want formica AGAIN or tile. I had also seen some granite installations that were not prepped well and had stains. Also worried about cracks. I also thought, at the time, that our house was not that "high end". We still love the kitchen but I have wondered when we sell, is the "granite infatuation" going to be a hinderance to selling. Now, even more modest homes seem to have granite which is a change from 12 years ago. Thanks for the comments.
Corian is a substance that works well in a kitchen. It's better as a substance than Formica (name bland laminate) in a kitchen. it takes more abuse and IMO looks good.
In looks and durability it's better than outof style mid 2000s peaked granite. Granite is porous and it stains. It also cracks. It's glossy bling look seems to evoke Paladian windows, crystal chandeliers and gas fire places with green tile and faux colonial surrounds.
Hipsters are rethinking Formica and Wilsonart. Less hipster types people are thinking about soap stone.
I would not put in granite now. It's passe.
Personally I do not like granite, quartz or anything else that's hard. It's too easy to chip and break dishes on a surface that's hard. In the winters of the northeast, it's extremely cold.
I prefer good old Formica or laminate. It's much easier to live with and costs thousands less than granite. New Formica patterns can look just like granite or marble and the new edges are practically seamless.
These are all Formica.
I would really have to see them in person, but the edge matters a lot to me. I don't like right-angle squared off edges. They are no fun to bump into, and water just goes straight off the edge.
I prefer edges that are either rounded or have a slight rise at the edge, just like good tile does.
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We have granite now, and it is such a pain in the bathrooms. I polish that all the time.
